Knowledgeable, experienced and well-connected, Hong Kong has a unique combination of advantages to partner with investors, intermediaries and project owners worldwide to take advantage of Belt and Road opportunities.
PROXIMITY to the Mainland China
- Located on the Southeast coast of China with easy access to all major mainland cities
- Gateway to the Mainland China for global businesses
- Springboard for mainland enterprises to reach international markets
INTERNATIONALITY
- Ranked among the top performers globally in "international experience" and availability of a skilled global workforce1
- Home to a large professional services cluster with extensive global networks and affiliations
- Preferred base for multinationals, international chambers of commerce, global organisations and media companies
- Regional hub for legal services and dispute resolution underpinned by a trusted common law system and an independent judiciary
CONNECTIVITY to Asia and beyond
- Within a five-hour flight from half the world's population
- International logistics hub with world-class infrastructure and one of the world's busiest and most efficient container ports
- Regional transport and communications hub with an award-winning international airport and state-of-the-art information and telecommunication networks
QUALITY and DIVERSITY of services
- The World's most services-oriented economy with services accounting for more than 90 per cent of GDP
- Vibrant capital market offering diversified fund raising channels
- Global offshore renminbi trade settlement, financing and asset management service centre connecting regions along the Belt and Road
- Experienced in assisting Mainland China enterprises, project sponsors, lenders and private equity funds in structuring and financing public-private partnership projects such as ports, highways and power plants
SYNERGY
- Asia's second-largest private equity centre managing about 20 per cent of the total capital pool in the region
- Largest source of foreign direct investment for the Mainland China and the world's second-largest source of foreign direct investment
- Regional fund and asset management centre with a high concentration of international fund managers and collective investment schemes
- One-stop shop for professional services, logistics, shipping, telecommunications, construction and engineering to meet project needs
EFFICIENCY and FLEXBILITY
- Ranked the world's freest economy2 and the fifth-easiest place in the world to do business3
- Efficient business environment supported by a stable and fully convertible currency, the absence of exchange controls, low tax rates and a simple tax structure, and the free flow of information, capital and talents